Resources

COVID-19 is sparking new demands on Ontario health system leaders – and the surge of need is bigger than traditional communications can carry. There is risk in duplication and gaps in expertise. REAL Resources is our way of curating the disparate information sources reviewed in the development of REAL Notes, and those submitted by others adding to our body of knowledge.

REAL Resources is a common ground for decision makers to find what is working and to see how it works in practice.

Resource Title	Details	Published Ascending Descending
Optimizing the use of masks and respirators during the COVID-19 outbreak — Health Canada	Type: National Guidance Tags: Conserving PPE, Decontamination of PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	October 19, 2020
Microwave- and Heat-Based Decontamination of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR): A Systematic Review — Gertsman et al.	Type: Systematic Review Tags: Decontamination of PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	August 20, 2020
Medical Masks vs N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 in Health Care Workers A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials — Bartoszko et al.	Type: Systematic Review Tags: Aerosol-Generating Procedures, N95 Mask, PPE	April 3, 2020
Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings — CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Type: National Guidance Tags: Conserving PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	March 26, 2020
Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab: Addressing COVID-19 Face Mask Shortages [v1.3] — Stanford Medicine- Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab	Type: Rapid Review Tags: Aerosol-Generating Procedures, N95 Mask, PPE	March 24, 2020
Safety of Extended Use and Reuse of N95 Respirators — Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI)	Type: Rapid Review Tags: Conserving PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	March 22, 2020
Clinical Evidence Assessment — ECRI	Type: Evidence Syntheses Tags: Conserving PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	March 19, 2020
Decontaminating N95 masks with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) does not impair mask efficacy and safety: A Systematic Review — O’Hearn et al.	Type: Systematic Review Tags: Decontamination of PPE, N95 Mask, PPE	July 17, 2019

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Optimizing the use of masks and respirators during the COVID-19 outbreak — Health Canada

Microwave- and Heat-Based Decontamination of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFR): A Systematic Review — Gertsman et al.

Medical Masks vs N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 in Health Care Workers A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials — Bartoszko et al.

Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Settings — CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab: Addressing COVID-19 Face Mask Shortages [v1.3] — Stanford Medicine- Anesthesia Informatics and Media Lab

Safety of Extended Use and Reuse of N95 Respirators — Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI)

Clinical Evidence Assessment — ECRI

Decontaminating N95 masks with Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) does not impair mask efficacy and safety: A Systematic Review — O’Hearn et al.

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